OS 9 (only) iMac with a Creative Nomad II mp3 player.
I want to put in CDs and and convert them to mp3 files and use the appropriate application to get the music on the above mp3 player. Should I load a version of iTunes 1, 2, or 3 or use SoundJam or something else.
Thank you.
Should be able to handle the Nomad with the proper extensions enabled in Extensions Manager.
That last version of iTunes for OS 9 was 2.0.4. It should still be downloadable at Apple.com, but you might have to really dig to find it. SoundJam is a good program too. I've used both of them with my Rio Mp3 players. Both work fine. SoundJam works in Classic in OS X. With OS X, I use SoundJam when I want to make Mp3's for my Rios, since the latest iTunes versions for X create Mp4's which are incompatible with Mp3 players. ITunes 2.0.4 only makes Mp3's too.
Here's iTunes 2.0.4:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macos/9688
You can set any version of iTunes, even the newest ones, to encode to mp3.
Yeah, I figured you could make Mp3's with all iTunes, but I still like to use SoundJam instead just in order to keep my Mp3's easily findable in a seperate folder from the Mp4's. I can always import them into iTunes if I want them there too. I make a lot of recorded books and that kind of stuff into Mp3's so I don't want those mucking up my iTunes library.